The DA on Tuesday rescinded De Lille’s party membership
De Lille says that should the federal executive determine she has in fact ceased to be a member, she will approach the court on an urgent basis
Lekota’s statements are obfuscations cloaked through euphemism and the omission of their implications
The position of white Afrikaner women and black men illustrates the limitations of a binary view
The debate on race can only be meaningful if we listen and consider that we might be wrong
Despite McKaiser’s best attempts, he can’t shrug off the core elements of exploitative capitalism
Cut the BS: The ANC sculpted its now-discarded presidential toy in its own, highly flawed image
The ANC national conference is looming, and presidential candidates have been using every cheap trick in the book to win at Nasrec.
The democratic project is fatally wounded without a national plan to teach teachers how to teach reading
Mugabe did not wake up one morning and decide to be an autocrat henceforth. It was a slow slide towards autocracy
‘Little Michael’s story is the ultimate expression of what state capture means, even as our president denies that it is real’
The Finance Minister kept his cards close to his chest during his budget speech
Redi Tlhabi’s book is an engrossing insight into how South African society conspired to throw the president’s accuser to the wolves
Most bigotry is implicit in our attitudes and actions. Bigotry does not routinely announce itself like a giant pimple on a teenager’s face.
Corruption happens so routinely in the Republic of Gupta that some are unfazed by it
‘Uniting with thieves and their culpable assistants is not prudent’
Eusebius McKaiser writes about the right to privacy for public figures but also discusses the ‘grey areas’ when it comes to public interest
Many good writers appear to be solipsists, selfish and even competitive, and unkind. These writers will remain good but will never be great.
Readers write in about Mbeki and Kenya, Eusebius McKaiser, and leadership
Eusebius McKaiser questions how friendship protects abusers.
"Several aspects of this violent misogynistic episode, and how it has played out publicly, show us yet again that South Africa is no place for women."
"We know the extent of the rot in the state and we know the nonstate actors who help the corrupted public officials and elected politicians."
Readers write in about tech education, and Eusebius McKaiser.
"Ronnie is not curious about why black teenagers may feel excluded by the norms of their school. Ronnie does not invite explanation."
Readers write in about black poverty
"You should care about the connection between reduced media freedom and a weaker democracy"
"Bell Pottinger did not invent our racial mess. It worked out an unethical propaganda campaign that takes advantage of it"
Cleopatra Mosana says that "crafting" errors had been made when the public protector’s findings on the apartheid-era loan to Bankorp was written.
"At the end of it all, the policy conference was doomed to be a dull and useless affair"
"Spare yourself the energy of mistakenly ascribing such earnestness to the policy conference."
"The public protector wants to rob a democratically-elected government of a central function."
"We need people in public power who are ethically minded and technically competent"